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Tags: AAMPLE, conditional law school acceptance
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Law school conditional programs can be great opportunities for those who otherwise would not be admitted to law school. By participating in a shortened law school program (either via Internet or on campus) and achieving a certain GPA, an applicant can be admitted to the J.D. program for that fall. Generally, you do not apply separately for this program. A school reviews your application and sends you a letter saying you are not admitted but invited to participate in their summer conditional program (or AAMPLE program). (Here is a list of law schools offering conditional acceptance programs)
However, there are drawbacks:
(1) A small percentage of people are usually admitted through these programs; (At Charlotte Law, only 20-50% are successful in any given year, Florida Coastal’s is between 20 and 54 percent, and Nova’s AAMPLE program success rate ranges between 11 percent and 62 percent, depending on whether people complete the online or in person program.)
(2) They cost money ($3200 at Florida Coastal); and
(3) If you don’t make it through and you’re reapplying next year, you may need to report your attendance (and failure to make it through) on some law school applications.
Anyone who would like to share their experiences with a conditional acceptance program is welcome to leave comments here!
Categories: Financing a Legal Education, LRAP Programs, Public Interest/Pro Bono, Reasons for Going to Law School, Scholarships
Tags: Blog Talk Radio
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In the next month, I’ll be hosting two Blog Talk Radio shows dealing with the price of law school and how it should factor into your decision to attend.
First, on March 30th at noon EST/9 a.m. PST, I’ll be speaking with Derek Roberti, PhD, JD, author of “Should I Go To Law School? The $100,000 Gamble” about “The Law School Decision.“ We will discuss all of the personal and financial questions you should be asking yourself as you contemplate law school. Derek, a 2001 graduate of Stanford Law School, will inspire you to think critically about your decision so you can be sure you’re making the right one. Here is the link to the show information on Blog Talk Radio.
Author Derek Roberti, PhD, JD
Then, on April 14th at noon EST/9 a.m. PST, I’ll be hosting a show addressing Financial Aid considerations for law students. I will be speaking with Heather Jarvis, JD, a former capital criminal defense attorney who now helps people deal with crushing school loan debt. She will share pitfalls to watch out for and will give you information that will help you decide where to go to law school and how much to spend.
I will take live questions via chat during each of these shows, and if you can’t listen live, they will be available on the iTunes Ann Levine podcast library.
Categories: Law School Rankings
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The new U.S. News Law School Rankings for 2011 have been published: The biggest jumps are UCDavis and William and Mary into the top 25. Minor movement among the top 10 - it will be interesting to see how many people Berkeley loses from the incoming class because they went from 6 to 9. Of course, as I always say, the law school can’t possibly have changed that much in a year but the tiniest change in statistics allows U.S. News to sell its annual America’s Best Graduate Schools issue. If things didn’t change, the issue wouldn’t sell.
For more details, see my analysis of the 2010 US News Law School Rankings.
Read more about the “U.S. News Effect on Law Schools” here to understand how schools are able to manipulate rankings.
Categories: LSAT Prep
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